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Foxa1 and Foxa2 maintain the metabolic and secretory features of the mature beta-cell.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 2010
Gao Nan, Le Lay John, Qin Wei, Doliba Nicolai, Schug Jonathan, Fox Alan J, Smirnova Olga, Matschinsky Franz M, Kaestner Klaus H
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Foxa1 and Foxa2 play both redundant and distinct roles in early pancreas development. We demonstrate here that inducible ablation of both transcription factors in mature mouse beta-cells leads to impaired glucose homeostasis and insulin secretion. The defects in both glucose-stimulated insulin se...
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